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Douro

A Portuguese DOC covering the still wines of the Douro valley, on the same schist terraces as port. The reds are dense and structured.

Country
Portugal
Region
Douro
Main grape varieties
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz

Drinking window

Years after the vintage, for a bottle kept in good conditions.

  • Red

    5 to 20 years after the vintage

    For a 2018: drink between 2023 and 2038.

These ranges are indicative: vintage, producer and storage conditions shift them.

Sources

The ranges published here are an editorial estimate, cross-checked against the references listed below and against the usual ageing behaviour of the style. They are not figures quoted directly from those sources.